Occupational Therapy Assistant
Job Introduction
How about joining an amazing team, with an overall CQC rating of good and outstanding in effectiveness.
A team built around looking after each other and person centred in everything we do, promoting recovery is something we are proud of here at Douglas House.
Do you have a passion for rehab, co-producing with the people we support and working within a MDT? If it’s yes then please do get in touch. We are happy to discuss the role in more detail before applying.
Role Responsibility
- Planning, organising, and leading varied in house group activities to promote service user engagement, independence, and recovery;
- Promoting and supporting engagement in, and organising, community activities and day trips;
- Assist in any safeguarding work necessary to support service users' safety and wellbeing;
- Implementing regular and impromptu 1-1s with service users around activities of daily living and hobbies and interests;
- Working with the Occupational Therapist to implement interventions and feed back on service user progress;
- Working with the Occupational Therapist to renew risk assessments for ongoing and new activities;
- Work with the therapy team to lead and assist in weekly service user meetings;
- Feed back to a wider MDT about service user presentation and engagement.
The Ideal Candidate
You must be an excellent communicator and possess good people skills. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting people with mental health and have an awareness and understanding of mental health diagnoses, and mental health act.
About us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.
You will get 31 days’ paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 33 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link below to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.
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